This is an old Cajun recipe. Both my mother and grandmother use to make this for special occasions such as Christmas. They didn’t use the pecans, but I like the taste they add.

Ingredients

2 eggs

2 cups pecans, chopped

1-teaspoon soda, dissolved

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract in 1 cup coffee (liquid)

1 ½ cups cooking oil

2 cups preserved figs, cut in pieces

4 cups flour

1-cup raisins (optional)

1-cup syrup (Mom always used Maple)

Directions

Stir soda into the cup of coffee and set aside. Place the oil in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, then the sugar, syrup and vanilla. Blend together. Add the sifted flour, a little at a time until all has been mixed into the batter. Blend in the nuts, raisins, and figs and the coffee-soda. Pour into two square pans which have been greased and floured and bake at 350-degrees for 1 hour.